The State of Apophis Rock is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 10.126 billion Apophis Rockians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Spirituality, although Law & Order, Defense, and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Douglas Heights. The average income tax rate is 70.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Apophis Rockian economy, worth 168 trillion betales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 16,591 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, wood-framed catapults are ready to launch diseased corpses into besieged cities, and Apophis Rock has designated Douglas Heights as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Apophis Rock's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Apophis Rock is ranked 277,124^th in the world and 8^th in Cardiff for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -8.89 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.